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What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

China

Scarcity and market enthusiasm can lift AI valuations, but only revenue and commercial deployment can sustain them, he said.

Qiming’s Alex Zhou on staying half a step ahead of the AI market

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Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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Embodied Intelligence

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Robotics

The startup believes embodied intelligence requires a unified architecture.

LatentVerse takes a third path beyond VLA and world models for embodied intelligence

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

Merger &amp; Acquisition

What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

Private Equity

Malaysia

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Bringing you the latest updates on funding and investment activity across the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Vietnam’s N2TP secures funding, VentureTech invests in three Malaysian companies, 12 China investments, and more

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KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories, alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

Insights | KrASIA

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

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Top venture capital and private equity firms had placed their bets on the Chinese medical industry.

28 IPOs in 180 days, a trillion dollar market has exploded in China

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Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Apple designs iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, coupling sleek hardware with robust software ecosystems and service offerings.

Apple

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

Microsoft develops Windows, Office, and Azure cloud platforms, enabling productivity, collaboration, and scalable computing worldwide.

Microsoft

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

How does information move at light speed? Review 5G rollouts, fiber networks, and connectivity standards advancing global communication.

Telecommunications

Nreal brings VR, AR, and XR technologies to the mass market.

Augmented reality glasses, not a sci-fi thing anymore: Inside China's Startups

Augmented reality glasses, not a sci-fi thing anymore: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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JaGaApp is a mobile app designed to enhance communications between residents, management offices, and security guards.

This app for safer neighborhoods is now used in 400 communities across Malaysia

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Vulcan Post

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Alipay and WeChat Pay have almost turned China into a cashless society. The digital yuan might carry it even further.

Will China’s digital yuan pose a threat to the country’s fintech giants?

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Gozde Celik

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

How do visuals captivate global viewers? Dive into streaming services, production models, and evolving formats defining video engagement.

Video

Whether or not you've cut the cord, it's likely that you have a few films or shows queued up online.

The tough competition of media streaming platforms in Southeast Asia

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Cindy Silviana

Airbnb connects travelers with unique short-term rentals, from city apartments to countryside retreats, worldwide.

Airbnb

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

home-sharing

Sharing economy

Travel

The home-sharing market in China has transitioned from growth to stabilization as the impact of COVID-19 persists.

Airbnb's battle against local unicorns resumes as China's home-sharing market recovers

Airbnb&#8217;s battle against local unicorns resumes as China&#8217;s home-sharing market recovers

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AJ Cortese

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

Enterprise services is an over-arching term to describe an architecture combining engineering discipline and computer science to solve practical business problems. 

Enterprise Services

Where do style and commerce meet? Examine supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and digital trends influencing global fashion markets.

Fashion

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

alami

ammana

ethis

evermos

Halal

hellogold

muzmatch

salamweb

sharia

shariah

wahed

waqara

whatshalal

Islamic startups are suiting up for the global Sharia market.

10 Halal-focused startups to watch in 2020

ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

TikTok hosts short-form videos spanning entertainment, education, and branded content, capturing global audiences and driving cultural trends.

TikTok

Can brief clips hold lasting impact? Analyze short-form content trends, creator communities, and platform strategies for rapid viewer engagement.

Short Video

Several homegrown apps like Roposo, Chingari, Mitron Tv, Bolo Indya, and others are now eyeing the market.

Life after TikTok ban in India: the search for a perfect alternative

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Namrata Acharya

In China, fighting pollution is one of the 'three tough battles,' together with poverty reduction and achieving financial stability.

How technology is helping clean up the environment in the skies and under the seas

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